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Strike wave and union organizing momentum

Strike wave and union organizing momentum

Major strike votes and actions continue across sectors (Nexteer, LIRR, JBS, Cargill, Harvard, Bethesda, public defenders). Wins include Faster Labor Contracts Act, MA rideshare sectoral bargaining, NY Anti-Waiver Act, SCOTUS delivery driver ruling, Mother's Market unionization. AFL-CIO doubles organizing goal to 2M and launches voter mobilization. House GOP budget threatens NLRB funding. New: 4-day work week article frames it as a tangible demand. Faith-based progressive economic justice framing gains traction. New: Minnesota AG shuts down 'sham charity' using parents as unpaid stadium labor; Unite Here 17 striking at Target Field. New: IBEW president warns $2T construction boom could become low-wage work if Trump's union-busting DOL, NLRB attacks, and clean energy rollbacks succeed. SCOTUS expands presidential removal power (threatens NLRB independence), DOL rule burdens unions, NLRB noncompete memos signal anti-worker shift.

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Updated Aug 3, 2026
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